Part 2

In part two of his five-part series, Beliefnet expert and Religion 101 blogger Reed Hall explains the similarities between Judaism and Islam.

Belief in Angels

3. Jews and Muslims both believe in angels

The religious worldviews of Judaism and Islam each make room for nonhuman heavenly denizens generally referred to as “angels,” supernatural beings created by God to serve as his messengers (or to otherwise perform divinely directed deeds).